“The motivation for the early form of communication probably had much to do with socialization and sexual selection, where “verbal grooming” and even gossip grew to be important. At the same time that Neanderthals were dominant in Europe (around 100,000 to 35,000 BC), a more lightly built Homo sapiens was evolving in Africa and the Middle East.”
“It is this text’s declaration that language stands alone as the greatest accomplishment of man [sic] and it is language, sequentially, that fostered a myriad of cultural products.”
How my heart sings 
Strange: i woke today, thinking about this and then saw your post. It’s hardly an accomplishment of man, though, rather an amazing adaptation from evolution to enhance collective behaviour.
How strange.I suppose we like to think we accomplish things… but how can we tell?
Gossip was important 35,000 years ago it seems and sexual selection… the man who was gifted with a golden tongue… imagine all those years ago.I read elsewhere gossip is actually a good thing [not malicious]I hope they enjoyed chatting!!
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The motivation for the early form of communication probably had much to do with socialization and sexual selection, where “verbal grooming” and even gossip grew to be important. At the same time that Neanderthals were dominant in Europe (around 100,000 to 35,000 BC), a more lightly built Homo sapiens was evolving in Africa and the Middle East.